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BBC iPlayer downloads coming to Mac and Linux
News The BBC iPlayer's download function will soon be coming to Linux and Macs, thanks to a deal between Auntie and Adobe. Writing on the BBC Internet blog, Huggers said: "Using Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), we intend to... [15 Oct 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets portable with Windows Media
News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [10 Oct 2008]
Why CIOs aren't on the Chrome straight
News Nicholas Bellenberg, IT director for publisher Hachette Filipacchi UK, said his company won't be moving to Chrome as it's not yet compatible with Linux and Mac operating systems. Chrome is the latest product in Google's... [03 Oct 2008]
Ballmer on Google rivalry, "brute force" and Windows headaches
News Ballmer added, of the players in that area - Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux mobile and Android - Microsoft's is the most mature. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company may be the only one with a chance to rival... [26 Sep 2008]
Becta backs open source in schools
News It's well known that GCHQ uses open source, particularly Red Hat Linux. Linux IT, another open-source vendor involved in the shortlisting process, claimed it had pulled out of the process as it felt its... [25 Sep 2008]
Google Android: Spreading beyond phones?
News One convenient element Android brings to the compatibility challenge is that software doesn't run on the Linux component of the operating system. Wind River has years of experience with so-called embedded operating... [23 Sep 2008]
VMware virtualisation tech adds iPhone, Linux to arsenal
News The next version of VMware's flagship virtualisation management software, VirtualCenter Server, will work with Linux and the iPhone, the company's chief technology officer announced to applause at the VMworld conference... [19 Sep 2008]
Microsoft interoperability makes "substantial progress" in schools
News The new scheme will enable schools to run competitor software, such as Apple and Linux operating systems, without having to pay Microsoft licence-fees for those systems. Becta, the government body in charge of IT in... [17 Sep 2008]
Lenovo and Microsoft serve up SME tech bonanza
News All ThinkServer machines will come with the option of Microsoft Windows Server or Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server operating system. Lenovo and Microsoft have unveiled their latest server technologies aimed at small... [16 Sep 2008]
Peru to test run Windows XO laptop
News OLPC had initially focused solely on Linux but began working with Microsoft after a number of countries indicated they were only interested in the XO if it could run Windows. Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)... [16 Sep 2008]
HP to offer up own Linux-flavour option?
News The operating system would reportedly be Linux-based but would be tweaked to be more accessible to mainstream users. The article also points out Intel's recent support for Netbooks, mini-notebooks that use its Atom... [15 Sep 2008]
Canonical hires Ubuntu makeover team
News Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, is hiring a team to help make open-source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Free Linux desktops should have "a user... [12 Sep 2008]
Sun goes for virtualisation x-factor
News Although the product is free to download, support for the new application - including access to patches and training - costs $500 per physical server per year.xVM is built to work on Windows, Linux and Unix operating... [11 Sep 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets smart on N96
News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [08 Sep 2008]
Microsoft reveals more Hyper-V for free
News The download, which will go live in 30 days, supports virtual machines running Windows or Linux. Microsoft began a major virtualisation push on Monday, with the introduction of new virtualisation tools and by making its... [08 Sep 2008]
